Ruling on driver

The Court of Appeal in London was today handing down judgment on a challenge by racing star Eddie Irvine to a ruling which landed him with huge costs, despite his court victory over a radio station he accused of exploiting his celebrity image without his permission.

The Court of Appeal in London was today handing down judgment on a challenge by racing star Eddie Irvine to a ruling which landed him with huge costs, despite his court victory over a radio station he accused of exploiting his celebrity image without his permission.

Irvine successfully sued Kelvin MacKenzie's TalkSport over its use of a doctored photograph of him on the front of an advertising brochure, which gave the impression he was endorsing the station.